单选题
For the past two decades, girls have always achieved high scores than boys.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析：推理判断题。根据原文Boys have scored lower than girls on tests in the National Assessment of Educational Progress since at least 1971可知至少从1971年起男孩在全国教育进步评价的考试中的成绩就低于女孩。由此可见，题干说过去20年来女孩的成绩一直优于男孩，与原文意思相符，是正确的。
单选题
The differences of scores between boys and girls are limited only to the US.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析：事实细节的找寻和判断。根据原文the differences are not limited to the United States可知这一差别并非只出现在美国。由此可见，题干说法与原文相符，是正确的。
单选题
Economic and culture factors contribute to the differences between boys and girls.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析：事实细节的找寻和判断。关于男孩女孩的不同，根据原文Cultural and economic influences play an important part．But recent findings suggest that another part of the answer lies in differences between the male and female brain可知文化和经济影响起了重要作用，但近来研究结果表明另一因素是男女大脑的不同。由此可见，题干的说法是不全面的，因此与原文不符是错误的。
单选题
The differences between male and female brains are the major causes of the scores between boys and girls.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析：推理判断题。根据原文But recent findings suggest that another part of the answer lies in differences between the male and female brain可知近来研究结果表明另一因素是男女大脑的不同。而后说者详细对此作出详尽阐释。由此可推断题干说男孩女孩成绩不同的主要原因是因为男女大脑的差异，与原文主要内容相符，是正确的。
单选题
Girls are better able to learn a language than boys.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析：事实细节的找寻和判断。根据原文boys may not be able to develop language and reading skills as well as girls do可知男孩发展语言和阅读技能的能力也许不如女孩好。由此可见，题干“女孩学习语言的能力比男孩强”与原文相符，是正确的。
单选题
To improve girls' performances in math, more male teachers are to be hired.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析：事实细节的找寻和判断。原文在谈到女孩在数学和科学课的问题时说Efforts to improve the situation for girls included hiring more female teachers由此可知，为了提高女孩在数学和科学方面的学习能力，学校雇佣了更多的女教师。因此题干的说法与原文显然不符，是错误的。
单选题
Some people blame the poor performances of boys for not having enough male teachers at schools.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析：因果关系的找寻和判断。根据原文Yet some people…say not enough male teachers is one reason why boys may not learn as well in class可知，有些人认为男性教师不足是男孩在班上学习不如女孩的原因之一。由此可见，题干的说法与原文相符，是正确的。
单选题
It is unfair to force boys to sit quietly at their desks.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析：事实细节的找寻和判断。根据原文Some people say schools are preparing for these important tests by forcing boys to sit quietly at their desks．They say this is unfair．可知，有些人说学校强迫男孩静悄悄地学习以应付这些重要考试，这是不公平的。由此可见，题干的说法与原文相符，是正确的。
单选题
Studying is not manly,, so the boys are unwilling to study.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析：因果关系的找寻和判断。根据原文Still others say that society is failing boys，by giving them the message that studying is not manly可知，还有人认为社会有负于男孩，给他们传递出这样的信息，即学习使人没有阳刚之气。由此可推断，是社会的误导使男孩产生了不愿学习的想法。
单选题
The use of same-sex classrooms can help boys to compete with girls.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析：语义理解题。根据原文One attempt to solve problems like these is the use of same-sex classrooms．可知，试图采用男女分班制的办法解决男生学习差的问题。可见这种办法只是一种attempt“企图，尝试”，而非最终有效的解决办法。